Improvement in cartridge-boxes



UNITED STATES PIERRE J. QUINSAG,

@armar @risica OF PARIS, FRANCE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,411, dated June 23, 1874; application filed March 9, 1874.

To all 'Lch-om 'it may concern Be it known that I, PIERRE J ULLIEN QUIN- sAC, of the city of Paris, in the Department of Seine and Republic of' France, have invented certain Improvements in Cartridge-Boxes, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates, first, to the application to cartridge-boxes for fire-arms generally of a cylindrical shape, by means of which they.

ca-n be more easily carried and handled, and wherebygreat capacity is obtained. Secondly, my invention relates to the construction of the casing of the cartridge-box by which the interior parts, and consequent] y the cartridges, are secured from exposure to damp or wet. Thirdly, my invention relates to the novel ar rangements of the interior mechanism, by means of which the handling ofthe cartridges is facilitated; and, lastly, my invention relates to a peculiar arrangement of handles, by means of which the cartridge-box can be readily reversed without removing the same from the body or taking the same from olf the belt.

But that my invention may be fully understood, I will proceed to describe the same in detail by aid of the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a longitudinal or side elevation 5 Fig. 2, an end view of the cartridge-box embodyin g my invention; Fig. 3, a longitudinal or side elevation of the same with the lids or covers, as well as the carrying-wheels, removed, showing the central shaft as well as the solid fixed wheel or disk in dotted lines. Fig. 4 are side elevations of the outer and inner covers; Fig. 5, a plan of the outer cover, Fig. 6, plan of the cartridge-carrying cylinder, with its central plate attached 5 Fig. 7, under side View of cartridge-carryin g cylinder covered with its central plate Fig. 8, plan of the cartridge-carrying cylinder with its central plate removed, showin g the spring or fusee-box; Fig. 9, side view of one of the double handles detached from the rings of the cover. Fig. l() is a plan of the double-slide handles; and Fig. 1l is a vertical elevation of the springbox mounted on its hollow square shaft.

A is the outer sheath or casing, made by preference of leather, blackened outside, though any other convenient material may be used. This sheath A is formed cylindrical, and is divided into two equal compartments or chambers, A A2, by means of a solid wheel or disk, b, made of wood or any other suitable material, such wheel b being placed transversely in the center of the sheath or casing A; and said sheet or casing is permanently afiixed by means of a series of rivets, or in any other convenient manner, to the circumference of the dish b, thus forming a solid central body to the cartridge-box. The center ot' the disk I) has a square perforation for the reception of the central shaft or axis E. The central shaft E has that portion traversing the fixed disk b formed square, thus forming a fixed bearing for the shaft E in the disk b, and this square portion of the shaft E is also made larger than the other parts of such shaft E in order to give such parts additional strength. On each side of the disk b the prolongations of the shaft E for some distance are of cylindrical shape and forming shoulders e, such shoulders e forming bearings for the cartridge-carrying wheels or disks F. The parts el of the shaft E, above the shoulders c, are again formed square for the reception of the square hollow shaft g of the spring or fuseebox G, lnore fully explained hereafter. From the square portions c1 to the extremities the shaft is again of cylindrical shape, and has screw-threads formed on each extremity for the reception of the screw-caps c2, by means ot' which the covers or lids a al c c1 of the cartridge-box are secured on the shaft and over the casing A, as hereinafter explained. F F are cylinders, by preference formed .of wood. These cylinders F have a series of cylindrical holes, j', formed in their faces all around their circumferences. These holes f do not pass entirely through the cylinders, and serve as receptacles for the cartridges. O11 the face of the cartridge-cylinders F F a stop, f1, is affixed, against which bears the arm or stud a4, projecting from the inner lid, in order to prevent the spring from unwinding completely. The cartridge-carrying cylinders F F have central cylindro -conical perforations f2 sufficiently large to receive the spring or fusee boxes G G. These spring or fusee boxes G G are provided with lugs or ears g', formed on each side, such ears fitting into the slots or notches f3, formed in the cartridge-carrying cylinders F F. The springs in the fasce-boxes Gr G are fixed to a square hollow shaft, g. Such hollow shafts g fit over and onto the square portions c1 of the shaft E, and the top and bottom openings of the central perforar-tions containing the spring or fnsee boxes G G are closed by means of circular plates f4. The lower plates have a central perforation sufcientl y large to admit of the passage of the shaft E, but not large enough to cause such cylinders F F to slip over the shoulders e, thus forming a bearing, against which the cylinders F F rest. The upper covering-plates are also provided with central circular apertures, just large enough to allow the reduced cylindrical extremities of the shaft E to pass through, so that the upper plates are caused to rest against the shoulders formed by the square portion c1. These covering-plates f4 are affixed to the cartridgecarrying cylinders F by means of screws, each plate f4 having countersunk holes formed therein for the purpose. ner lids, and, like the sheath A, are, by preference, made of leather. These inner lids a al have cylindro-conieal recesses a2 formed in their center, as shown by Figs. 2, 4, and 5. The base of these recesses, on the under side of the lids a al, is provided with a metallic ring, a3, such ring having an arm, a4, formed thereon. The arm c4 projects over and across the cartridge carrying cylinders F in such manner that, when all the cartridges have been taken out, the stops j" of the cartridgecarrying cylinders F will be caused to rest against such arln a4, and, consequently, prevent the cylinder F from being revolved any farther by the action of the springs in the fusee-boxes G G, thus stopping the tendency of such spring to unwind completely and suddenly, and through such sudden unwinding, and under the impulse of the cartridge-carrying cylinders, cause the springs to snap or break. The cylindre-conical recesses a2 of the inner lids or covers c c] are perforated in such manner as to allow of the passage of the eentral shaft E; and are further provided with notches or spaces a5, forming an opening in the sides and tops of such lids a al for the insertion and extraction of the cartridges to or.

from the cylinders F. C C are the outer lids or covers, formed like the inner ones, and, by preference, of the same material, the cylindroconical recesses c of the outer lids G C fitting into the recesses a2 of the lids c a1,- and notches or spaces ci, similar to the notches or spaces a5, are formed in the lids or covers C C', so as to correspond with such notches or spaces a5 of the lids or covers ci a/, and serving for the same purpose. rlhe recesses c are also perforated for the passage of the shaft E, and when the lids a al C G are in their respective places, th ey are held in position by means of the screwcaps e3 on the central shaft E, around which they revolve independently of each other. The inner lids or covers a al are provided each with a metallic ring, D, such rings D having ears or projections d, between which the double-slide c al are the two in handles or holders -H Hl are held by means of screw'- bolts c4. H H are two'fhandles slightly curved from their center to their extremities, and are connected together by a transverse piece, 7L, perforated in such manner as to allow the passing of the screw-bolt c, by means of which they are fastened between the ears c of the rings c2. J J are swiveled clasps affixed to the ends of a belt, the clasp J holding the handle H, and the clasp J the handle H in such manner that the clasps J J are free to slide back and forth on such handles H H. ABy means of these clasps and handles the cartridge-box can be reversed without taking the belt off the shoulders or the cartridge-box from off the clasps, and is accomplished as follows: If it is desired to reverse the cartridge box when in the position as shown by Fig. l, all that is necessary is to turn the cartridge-box upon the clasps or swivels J J from right to left, and cause the clasps J J to slide to the opposite ends of the handles or holders H H- that is to say, the clasp J is caused to slide to the point j, and the clasp J to the point j of their respective handles H H, when the cartridge-box will be in a reversed position, and bring the opposite chalnber in position for use. The outer lids or covers C C' being then turned so as to bring the openings or notches c2 over the notches or spaces a5 of the inner lids a al, the cartridge-box will be ready for the insertion of the cartridges, and to that effect the stop f2 on the cartridgecylinder F is moved forward and a cartridge inserted in the perforation immediately behind the stop f1. This cartridge will then effect the purpose of the stop f1, and will rest against the arm a4 and prevent the cylinder F from revolving backward. The first cartridge is then pushed forward, and the second one inserted, and so on until all the receptacles are filled, when the stop f1 will rest against the back of the arm a4. By this operation the spring in the fusee-box G being further wound up, the cylinder F having been revolved inversely to the tendency of such spring, and now the cartridge-box is ready for use.

X'Vhen the first cartridge is removed the spring acting through the fusee-box G on the cylinder F will cause such cylinder to revolve until the next succeeding cartridge is presented in front of the aperture, and so on successively until all the cartridges are re moved, when the stop f1 will again rest against the arm or projection c4, and thereby prevent the further and sudden unwinding of the spring.

To prevent all access of damp, wet, or any impurities to the interior of the cartridgebox, the outer lids or covers C C are simply turned upon the inner lids or covers a a1, the notches or spaces c2 of the lids or covers C C being moved out of position, and the aperture or space a5 of the inner lids or covers ay al will be eff'ectually closed.

Having thus described nly invention, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The casing,` A, divided into two parts by the disk b, which carries the shaft E, in combination With the cartridge-carrying cylinders F, having the stop or shoulder f1, inner covers a al, provided with an arm or projection, a, for limiting the motion of the cylinders, its specified. A

2. The inner covers a al, outer covers C C', said covers having openings in their sides for the insertion und extraction of the cartridges,

the covers being,1 arranged to turn so as to bring,` the openings coincident to euch other, in combination with the casing A, disk b, and shaft E, substantially its end for the purpose set forth.

3. ln :t cartridge-box constructed as described, the double-sliding` handles H H', in combination with the rings C2, or their equivalent, substantially as described.

PIERRE J. QUINSAC.

Witnesses:

GEORGES Roi/IBI, JEAN BAPTISTE GIRARD. 

